Are there football matches on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve? Complete fixtures schedule for soccer games on holiday weekend

Joshua Thomas

Are there football matches on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve? Complete fixtures schedule for soccer games on holiday weekend image

The Christmas season brings plenty of cheer to many, and football fans are definitely among the lucky during the holiday period. 

The Premier League is particularly renowned for a steady stream of matches this time of the year with three full rounds of matches and 30 games in total taking place between December 26 and January 5. 

But the offering isn't quite as plentiful just before the traditional Boxing Day slate, giving fans some time to enjoy the holidays with family and eating to their heart's content. They can still peel away for some footy, however.

Here's everything you need to know about the leagues you can watch on Christmas Eve (December 24) and Christmas Day (December 25).

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Are there football matches on Christmas Eve?

While fans are left scrambling to buy a last-minute gift, a number of clubs will be hoping to deliver their supporters an early present in their Christmas Eve fixtures. 

Scotland's top-flight is the most notable competition with games being played on December 24 with league leaders Celtic in action. 

There will also be matches played in Australia, India and Turkey. 

Football games on Saturday, December 24 

Match Competition Time
(GMT)
Time
(ET)
Sydney FC vs Macarthur A-League Men 6:00 01:00
Hatayspor vs Giresunspor Super Lig 10:30 05:30
Mumbai vs Chennaiyin Indian Super League 12:00 07:00
Celtic vs St Johnstone Scottish Premiership 12:30 07:30
St. Mirren vs Aberdeen Scottish Premiership 12:30 07:30
Kasimpasa vs Sivasspor Super Lig 13:00 08:00
Dundee United vs Hearts Scottish Premiership 14:00 09:00
Hibernian vs Livingston Scottish Premiership 14:00 09:00
Northeast United vs ATK Mohun Indian Super League 14:00 09:00
Trabzonspor vs Fenerbahce Super Lig 16:00 11:00

Are there football matches on Christmas Day? 

While a significant day for many around the world, Christmas isn't celebrated everywhere and as such, some football games are scheduled to take place on December 25. 

While most competitions across Europe close up shop, Super Lig, Turkey's first-division, has a number of fixtures lined up including matches involving giants Galatasaray and Besiktas. Italian legend Andrea Pirlo will also be on the sidelines as he coaches Fatih Karagumruk. Turkey is a largely Muslim country and as such Christmas isn't widely celebrated. 

The same goes for Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE where there also some matches taking place.

Football games on Sunday, December 25

Match Competition Time
(GMT)
Time
(ET)
Demirspor vs Fatih Super Lig 10:30 05:30
Damac vs Al-Wehda Saudi Pro League 12:30 07:30
Dibba vs Sharjah UAE Pro League 12:45 07:45
Al Wahda vs Ajman UAE Pro League 12:45 07:45
Gaziantep vs Besiktas Super Lig 13:00 08:00
Konyaspor vs Alanyaspor Super Lig 13:00 08:00
Sanat Naft vs Esteghlal Persian Gulf Pro League 14:30 09:30
Mokawloon vs Zamalek Egyptian Premier League 15:00 10:00
Adalah vs Abha Saudi Pro League 15:00 10:00
Khor Fakkah vs Al-Ittihad UAE Pro League 15:30 10:30
Galatasaray vs Istanbulspor Super Lig 16:00 11:00
Ahly vs Smouha Egyptian Premier League 17:00 12:00
Ettifaq vs Al-Khaleej Saudi League 17:30 12:30

Premier League Boxing Day schedule 

While there are no Premier League games on Christmas, there is a whole feast of matches lined up on December 26, as is tradition. 

In 2022, the likes of Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal are all in action on the day after Christmas as they return to league action following the World Cup break. 

Match Time
(GMT)
Time
(ET)
Brentford vs Tottenham 12:30 07:30
Crystal Palace vs Fulham 15:00 10:00
Everton vs Wolves 15:00 10:00
Leicester City vs Newcastle 15:00 10:00
Southampton vs Brighton 15:00 10:00
Aston Villa vs Liverpool 17:30 12:30
Arsenal vs West Ham 20:00 15:00

How to watch Premier League around the world 

Region TV Streaming
Australia Optus Sport
Canada

fuboTV

Hong Kong Now TV
India Star Sports Disney+, Hotstar, JioTV
Malaysia Astro SuperSport Astro Go
New Zealand Sky Sport Sky Sport Now, Sky Go
Singapore StarHub StarHub TV+
UK Sky Sports, BT Sport NOW TV, Sky Go, Amazon Prime
USA USA Network, Telemundo, Universo fuboTV, Peacock

UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime.

USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on fuboTV. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.

Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via fuboTV in Canada.

Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport

India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast on Star Sports Select, select matches will be available via regional feeds on Star Sports 3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) and Star Sports 1 (Tamil).

Joshua Thomas

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Josh has been covering sport for nearly a decade now having fallen in love with football at a young age. A UTS graduate, Josh has previously worked for GOAL and now covers football closely for The Sporting News.